Week 2 EOC: Erin Brokovich

The legal issues in the film Erin Brockovich are something that at first seems so simple but quickly becomes so complicated. Corporation wrongs community and makes them sick, which should mean that the corporation should pay right? This is what confuses me and most of the public about legal issues. With this situation it seems as if right and wrong are black and white and that any court would recognize this, but now I see the importance of patents and copyrights and making sure your assets are protected at all costs. It isn't as simple as someone doing wrong and paying for their mistake. PG&E played their situation cleverly. They informed the community of Hinkley, CA of the chemical chromium in the water, but downplayed its negative effects to keep from being sued. Although PG&E ended up paying a settlement of 400 million dollars, it took a while for them to be reigned in. I don't understand anything about legal issues. I have never sued anyone, but I think that Erin Brockovich was very sympathetic to the cause, because she had children of her own and most of the people affected were mostly families. I believe that it goes without saying that corporations do not feel the same.